 Hardcover, 1st edition cover | |
| Author | Michael Holley |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | AP Photo by Jim Rogash |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Tom Brady, Bill Belichick, Robert Kraft, Jonathan Kraft, Scott Pioli, Bill Parcells, New England Patriots, National Football League, and so forth. |
| Genre | Sports coverage, analysis and history |
| Publisher | HarperCollins |
Publication date | 2004 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | hardcover, Trade Paperback |
| Pages | 240 / ??? |
| ISBN | 0-06-075794-9 |
| OCLC | 56096413 |
| 796.332/092 B 22 | |
| LC Class | GV939.B45 H65 2004 |
Patriot Reign is a best-selling book by The Boston Globe/The New York Times sports writer Michael Holley resulting from two years he was given unprecedented access to the inner sanctums of the world champion New England Patriots football operations, as they worked to turn a season of good luck into a legitimate contender of a team. The book was published in 2004 by the William Morrow subsidiary of Harper-Collins books.
Holley spent his days tracking the behind the scenes operations in the New England Patriots organization between their first and second Super Bowl wins, sitting in on meetings, and never being asked to exclude anything. Prohibited from nothing, Holley roamed the managerial meetings and team areas normally closed to the press, and conducted in depth interviews with scouts, coaches, and other Patriots insiders, up to and including owner Robert Kraft, and his son, President of the Patriots, Jonathan Kraft.
Holley followed the team, day-to-day, from within the organization for nearly two full seasons as coach and de facto general manager Bill Belichick resumed the building of a model NFL franchise. The team's progression was interrupted by the Patriots' unexpected victory over the St Louis Rams — nicknamed "The Greatest Show on Turf" — in Super Bowl XXXVI. Shortly after the surprise victory, Holley pitched his book concept to Belichick. The idea was rubber stamped by the Krafts, and Holley took a leave of absence from his work at the Globe to immerse himself in the New England Patriots.
In February 2009, the book was cited by syndicated radio talk-show host Rush Limbaugh. Limbaugh discussed the passages in the book dealing with Belichick's philosophy that he found to be instructive on his program.